First Timers Orientation Richard Jimmerson First Timers Orientation

First Timers’ Orientation Richard Jimmerson

First Timers’ Orientation • • • 2 Brief introductions ARIN and the Internet registry system Policy development at a glance What’s ahead and how to participate Q&A

Self-introductions 3

Regional Internet Registries (RIRs) • The system began in 1992 • There are five RIRs: 4

ARIN’s Service Region ARIN’s region includes Canada, many Caribbean and North Atlantic islands, US Minor Outlying Islands and the United States. 5

ARIN’s Mission ARIN, a nonprofit member-based organization supports the operation of the Internet through: – the management of Internet number resources throughout its service region; – coordinates the development of policies by the community for the management of Internet Protocol number resources; and – advances the Internet through informational outreach. 6

Who is the ARIN community? Anyone with an interest in Internet number resource management in the ARIN region

The ARIN Community includes… • • 20, 000+ customers 5, 230+ members 75+ professional staff 7 member Board of Trustees • elected by the membership • 15 member Advisory Council • elected by the membership • 3 person Number Resource Organization Number Council • 2 elected by the ARIN Community/1 appointed by ARIN Board

ARIN Structure Nonprofit • • 9 Fee for services, not number resources 100% community funded Membership Organization • Broad-based - Private sector - Public sector - Civil society Communityregulated • • • Community developed policies Member-elected executive board Open and transparent

ARIN Board of Trustees • Paul Andersen, Vice Chair and Treasurer • Vinton G. Cerf, Chair • John Curran, President and CEO • Timothy Denton, Secretary • Aaron Hughes • Bill Sandiford • Bill Woodcock 10

ARIN Advisory Council • Dan Alexander, Chair • Scott Leibrand • Cathy Aronson • Tina Morris • Kevin Blumberg, Vice • Milton Mueller Chair • Leif Sawyer • Owen De. Long • Heather Schiller • Andrew Dul • Robert Seastrom • David Farmer • David Huberman 11 • John Springer • Chris Tacit

Number Resource Organization Number Council Representatives serving from the ARIN region: • Louis Lee, Chair • Jason Schiller • John Sweeting 12

Organizational Chart 13

IP Address and Autonomous System Number Provisioning Process

ARIN Services and Products ARIN Manages: IP address allocations & assignments ASN assignment Transfers Reverse DNS Record Maintenance Directory service Whois Routing Information (Internet Routing Registry) Who. Was 15

ARIN Services and Products ARIN coordinates and administers: Policy Development Community meetings Discussion Publication Elections Information publication and dissemination and public relations Community outreach Education and training 16

ARIN Services and Products ARIN develops technologies for managing Internet number resources: ARIN Online Community Software Project Repository DNSSEC Resource Certification (RPKI) Whois-RWS Reg-RWS 17

Policy Development Principles Open – Developed in open forum • Public Policy Mailing List • Public Policy Meetings – Anyone can participate Transparent – All aspects documented and available on website • Policy process, meetings, and policies Bottom-up – Policies developed by the community – Staff implements, but does not make policy 18

Who Plays a Role in the Policy Process? Community – Submits proposals – Participates in discussions and petitions Advisory Council (elected volunteers) – Facilitates the policy process – Develops policy: • Enables fair and impartial resource administration • Technically sound • Supported by the Community – Determines consensus based on community input

Roles… ARIN Board of Trustees (elected volunteers) – Provides corporate fiduciary oversight – Ensures the policy process has been followed – Ratifies policies ARIN Staff – Provides feedback to community • Staff and legal assessments for all proposals • Policy experience reports – Implements ratified policies

Policy Development Process Basic Steps 1. 2. Community member submits a Proposal Advisory Council (AC) works with submitter to ensure clear problem statement and suggested policy change 3. AC puts Draft Policy on PPML for community discussion/feedback (possibly presented at PPC/PPM) 4. AC decides: continue work or abandon 5. AC recommends fully developed Draft Policy (fair, sound and supported by community) for adoption 6. Recommended Draft Policy presented at PPC/PPM 7. If AC still recommends adoption, then Last Call and review of last call 8. Petition process available throughout at AC actions 9. Board review 10. Staff implements

Number Resource Policy Manual http: //www. arin. net/policy/nrpm. html Policies Covered: IPv 4 Address Space IPv 6 Address Space Autonomous System Numbers (ASNs) Directory Services (WHOIS) Reverse DNS (in-addr) Transfers Experimental Assignments Resource Review Policy 22

Policy discussions at this meeting • • • Recommended Draft Policy ARIN-2015 -1: Modification to Criteria for IPv 6 Initial End -User Assignments – Would add another way for end users to qualify for IP space (minimum of 13 sites) Draft Policy ARIN-2015 -2: Modify 8. 4 (Inter-RIR Transfers to Specified Recipients) – Currently transfer recipients can become a transfer source only after a period of 12 months. Proposal would remove the 12 -month restriction. Draft Policy ARIN-2015 -3: Remove 30 day utilization requirement in end-user IPv 4 policy – Would remove 25% immediate use criteria. Recommended Draft Policy ARIN-2015 -4: Modify 8. 2 section to better reflect how ARIN handles reorganizations – Would clarify that NRPM 8. 2 is for “Mergers, Acquisitions and Reorganizations” Draft Policy ARIN-2015 -5: Out of region use – Would allow requests for use outside the ARIN region. Draft Policy ARIN-2015 -6: Transfers and Multi-national Networks – Currently transfer recipients cannot claim out of region use, nor can they request space to be used outside the ARIN region. Out of region use and requests for space outside the ARIN region would be allowed.

Policy discussions at this meeting (cont. ) • • • Draft Policy ARIN-2015 -7: Simplified requirements for demonstrated need for IPv 4 transfers – Would add another way for recipients in the ARIN region to qualify for an IPv 4 transfer (show 50% use of all space within two years, with officer attestation). Draft Policy ARIN-2015 -8: Reassignment records for IPv 4 End-Users – Would allow end users to create reassignment records. Draft Policy ARIN-2015 -9: Eliminating needs-based evaluation for Section 8. 2, 8. 3, and 8. 4 transfers of IPv 4 netblocks – Transfer recipients would not be required to demonstrate need. Draft Policy ARIN-2015 -10: Minimum IPv 6 Assignments – Would create a minimum reassignment size of /56. Draft Policy ARIN-2015 -11: Remove transfer language which only applied preexhaustion of IPv 4 pool – Post IPv 4 exhaustion clean up.

Proposals at Public Policy Meetings (AC workload) Adopted 16 Abandoned 14 TBD 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015

How to monitor and not be overwhelmed? Once a month: • Front page of the website leads to proposals and draft policies under discussion – New proposals need feedback for the AC’s initial decision – Web site can help you focus on what’s important to you and your company Twice per year: • Check the ARIN Public Policy Meeting site in the weeks leading up to the meeting – Proposals/Draft Policies on Agenda – Discussion Guide (summaries, text, staff assessments) – Attend in Person/Remote • AC meeting last day: Watch list for AC’s decisions, Last Calls – State your opinion, are you For or Against? 26

What’s Ahead this week Thursday: Le Grand Salon ARIN Public Policy Meeting 9: 00 AM – 5: 00 PM ARIN Social 7: 00 PM – 11: 00 PM– offsite at Cirque Eloize - See signs and flyers for bus information Friday: Le Grand Salon ARIN Public Policy Meeting 9: 00 AM – Noon ARIN Members Meeting (open to all) 1: 00 PM – 3: 00 PM Breakfast (F) and lunch (Th, F) – Duluth/Mackenzie 27

Ways to participate this week: Membership is not required • Meet your fellow attendees at meals and during breaks • Join a lunch table topic discussion led by an Advisory Council member • ARIN Board, Advisory Council, NRO Number Council and Staff all have ribbons on our name tags – seek us out and ask questions • Go the floor microphones in the meeting room, be sure to state name and organization upfront • Raise your hand to voice your opinion when votes are taken during policy discussions 28

Participate in ARIN Contribute your Opinions and Ideas: • • Public Policy Mailing List IPv 6 Wiki Be a Get 6 Forward Thinker Attend Public Policy and Members Meetings, Public Policy Consultations, outreach events Submit a suggestion Participate in community consultations Write a Guest Blog Members – Vote in annual elections

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Don’t Forget Your Survey Please complete the survey form and drop it in the bowl. Be present in the meeting room tomorrow morning at the start for the drawing – you might win a Think Geek gift certificate! 31

Questions? 32

Reference Material 33

Historical Timeline 34

Historical Timeline 35